| In today's saturated IT industry, there
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| | to consider you. Make them consider
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| are many capable employees who find
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| | you.3. DO create an account and resume on
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| themselves stuck in a help desk position.
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| | the major IT job sites.Tech job employers
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| Many of these people have college
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| | put many of their job openings on the
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| degrees and even some more advanced
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| | major job search sites, such as and
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| certifications to their credit. Still,
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| | Both of these sites allow you to create
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| for many of these people, they are unable
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| | an account and resume that includes your
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| to find a way to break out of this
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| | skills and certifications. Often, just
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| entry-level IT position and avoid career
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| | having your resume on those sites will
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| stagnation.I am going to share with you
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| | draw employers to YOU if they are looking
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| five key strategies that have allowed me
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| | for certain skills. They may be looking
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| to stand out in this sea of similarly
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| | to fill a position for a junior network
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| qualified IT candidates and further my
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| | admin and putting in "CCNA" as
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| career. Like many of you, my first job
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| | a keyword search. If your profile/resume
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| was supporting software for customers in
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| | contains "CCNA"...they may
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| my company's help desk. I knew from day
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| | contact you to interview.4. DON'T make
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| 1 that I could not let myself become
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| | yourself into something you aren't.The IT
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| complacent in that job. Here are five
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| | industry is the wrong field to try and
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| things I did to work towards getting out
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| | fake your way through an interview. If a
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| of that help desk:1. DO work towards the
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| | job posting puts emphasis on SQL Server
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| more popular industry
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| | database administration for example,
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| certifications.Computer certifications
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| | don't assume you can read a book on it
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| such as Microsoft's MCSE and Cisco's CCNA
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| | and you're suddenly qualified. If you
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| may be more popular and widespread than
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| | were to squeak by in an interview, you
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| ever, but that doesn't mean you should
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| | would certainly be found out while on the
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| dismiss working towards and obtaining
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| | job. Shoot straight with employers. Let
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| them. In fact, it should be the exact
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| | them know what you're really strong in
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| reason you WANT to obtain them. They've
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| | and that you're willing to learn quickly
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| almost become prerequisites in many IT
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| | in areas you're less qualified in.
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| positions beyond the help desk.
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| | Honesty and enthusiasm in an interview
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| Employers EXPECT to see that you've taken
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| | are a much better policy than fluffing
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| the time to earn these popular industry
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| | yourself up.5. DO build up your skill
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| certifications. There may be many
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| | setThe most important thing to employers
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| candidates out there with them, but be
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| | in the IT industry is EXPERIENCE. They
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| certain you're not one of the candidates
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| | want to see that you have verifiable
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| without them.2. DO make your current
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| | experience in the skills they're looking
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| employer aware of your desire to
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| | for. Education is important and can help
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| advance.Don't wait for your boss to talk
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| | in advancing, but an impressive skill set
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| with you about more specialized positions
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| | is worth so much more. Do you have
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| in the company. You need to take the
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| | experience administering Microsoft
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| initiative and let them know that you're
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| | Exchange Server? How many years
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| eager to be considered for positions that
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| | experience can you show them that you
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| open up. If you don't show them that,
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| | were a network administrator? Emphasize
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| then they will most likely be happy
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| | your skills and experience above
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| letting you stay at the help desk. After
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| | everything.Chris Baker is a systems
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| all, if you're doing a good job there and
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| | administrator for a Hispanic Business 500
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| seem to be content...they have no reason
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| | company in central Florida.
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